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bortdömd

English translation: disallowed

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Swedish term or phrase:bortdömd
English translation:disallowed
Entered by: Peter Linton (X)

13:10 Jun 26, 2004
Swedish to English translations [PRO]
Sports / Fitness / Recreation / tennis
Swedish term or phrase: bortdömd
Jag ledde med 2-0 då jag tyckte jag blev bortdömd. Där vände matchen.
Paul Svensson
Local time: 06:48
disallowed
Explanation:
But in English the goal is disallowed, not you. So, something like "I was leading 2 -0, but then it/the goal/the score was disallowed, I thought unfairly, and that was the turning-point in the match/turned the match round.

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Note added at 6 days (2004-07-03 09:09:51 GMT) Post-grading
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Congratulations Paul for awarding me only 2 points for this brief answer - exactly as recommended by the KudoZ rules.
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Peter Linton (X)
Local time: 11:48
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2 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



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Peter Linton (X)


  

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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +4
bortdömd
disallowed


Explanation:
But in English the goal is disallowed, not you. So, something like "I was leading 2 -0, but then it/the goal/the score was disallowed, I thought unfairly, and that was the turning-point in the match/turned the match round.

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Note added at 6 days (2004-07-03 09:09:51 GMT) Post-grading
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Congratulations Paul for awarding me only 2 points for this brief answer - exactly as recommended by the KudoZ rules.

Peter Linton (X)
Local time: 11:48
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 2

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  ojinaga
6 hrs
agree  cologne: but only score, not goal
1 day 20 hrs
agree  David Shannon: But if its tennis - its more likely to be a 'point' that's disallowed - or perhaps 'ruled out'
1 day 20 hrs
agree  Mario Marcolin: w David
3 days 17 hrs
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